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Original post @ https://lifereference.wordpress.com/2017/08/13/blessed-are-you-3/
Blessed Are You
Posted by Don Merritt on August 13, 2017
In verse 10, Jesus said that those who are persecuted for righteousness are blessed; here He gets personal, for now He isn’t referring to someone else, or some group of individuals, now it is about “you”. People may speak all sorts of evil against us as followers of Jesus; what should our reaction be should we pop ‘em right in the mouth?
It wouldn’t seem so; Jesus says we should “rejoice and be glad”, of all things.
Really? We should rejoice and be glad when people are speaking against us because of our faith in Christ?
Yes we should, for great is our reward in heaven.
Jesus didn’t exactly say so here, but our reward here on earth won’t be so bad, since it is a relationship with Him. In the old days, people spoke against the prophets in the same way that they spoke of Jesus’ followers; both were persecuted, sometimes killed in the process, but they seemed to be OK with all that, for they knew that they had a great reward awaiting them, and because they, like Abraham, believed God’s promises.
So now we conclude the Beatitudes, with an implied question dangling: The prophets believed God’s promises and endured. The early Christians believed God’s promises and endured. Do we believe God’s promises?
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Christian, are you being persecuted because of your faith ?? No you say ?? Maybe this is because you lack the full power of the Holy Spirit, who will help you in every facet of your life, including the sharing of the gospel of Christ… But you must submit to God, and allow the Holy Spirit to control your actions, your words, and your deeds..(Ephesians 5:18-20)
Here is a link for this most important days writing, about how God’s grace is received to become a Christian in God’s eyes; through understanding and obeying the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ… https://godsmanforever.com/2014/10/26/the-truth-about-sin-10262014-by-bruce-reposted-from-7112013/
Posted by Don Merritt for “The Life Project” @ https://lifereference.wordpress.com